Griffith University

Coastal Program Leader, Climate Response

Contact details for Professor Rodger Tomlinson⁸

Research interests

• Historical assessment of coastal climate variability, coastal erosion and inundation
• Modelling of climate change impacts on open coastlines and coastal waterways
• Inner-shelf/coastal zone flows, in particular mass transport near river entrances and tidal inlets, and marine vortices
• Coastal urban catchment stormwater management
• Assessment of the impact of coastal developments on hydrodynamic and sedimentary processes
• Long term morphological change modelling in coastal waterways

Selected Publications

Cheung, L., Tomlinson, R.B., Brown, R.J. and Teoh, C.S. (2002) ???Experimental
Study of the propellor Wake of an outboard Motor???, in Advances in Hydraulic and
Water Engineering, Ed. Guo, J.J., World Scientific Pub., pp.783-788.
Tomlinson, R.B. (2002), ???Beaches Our Asset: Planning and Management for Natural Variability on Open Coastlines???, in Beach Protection: Risk and Management, Ed. Piorewicz, J., CQU Press.
Jackson, L.A., Tomlinson, R.B. and D???Agata, M. (2001) ??? Combining Surfing and
Coastal Protection. What is the Perfect Surf???? ,15th Aust. Coastal Ocean Engg Conf., Gold Coast, pp. 134 ??? 139. 
Braddock, R.D., Lee, H. and Tomlinson, R.B. (2000) ???River Inlets and Tidal Draw??? in Modelling Coastal Sea Processes, Ed. Noye, B.J., World Scientific Pub.
Hart, B.F., Tomlinson, R.B. and Chaseling, J. (2000) ???Using the Stabilisation Plateau to Estimate Optimum Well Purge Volume???, Groundwater Monitoring and
Remediation, NGWA, Summer, pp.113-.
Drapper, D., Tomlinson, R.B. and Williams, P.R. (2000) ???Pollutant Concentrations in Road Runoff: A South East Queensland Case Study???, American Society of Civil
Engineers Jnl. Env. Eng, Vol. 126, No.4, pp 313-320. 
Drapper, D., Tomlinson, R.B. and Williams, P.R.(2000) ???An investigation of the
quality of stormwater runoff from road pavements: a South-East Queensland case study???, 8th Int. Conf. Urban stormwater Drainage, Sydney, September. 
Ballantine, D. and Tomlinson, R.B. (1997), ???Coastal Processes and Beach Erosion
Management on Great Keppel Island, Queensland???, Proc. 13th Aust. Conf. Coastal Ocean Engrg., Christchurch, pp. 255-.
Walsh, A., Tomlinson, R.B. and McGrath, J. (1997), ???Coastal Management
Implications of Groyne Removal", Proc. 13th Aust.Conf.Coastal Ocean Engg.,
Christchurch, pp. 413-418. Cheung, L., Tomlinson, R.B., Brown, R.J. and Teoh, C.S. (2002) ???Experimental Study of the propellor Wake of an outboard Motor???, in Advances in Hydraulic and Water Engineering, Ed. Guo, J.J., World Scientific Pub., pp.783-788.
Tomlinson, R.B. (2002), ???Beaches Our Asset: Planning and Management for Natural Variability on Open Coastlines???, in Beach Protection: Risk and Management, Ed. Piorewicz, J., CQU Press.
Jackson, L.A., Tomlinson, R.B. and D???Agata, M. (2001) ??? Combining Surfing and
Coastal Protection. What is the Perfect Surf???? ,15th Aust. Coastal Ocean Engg Conf., Gold Coast, pp. 134 ??? 139. 
Braddock, R.D., Lee, H. and Tomlinson, R.B. (2000) ???River Inlets and Tidal Draw??? in Modelling Coastal Sea Processes, Ed. Noye, B.J., World Scientific Pub.
Hart, B.F., Tomlinson, R.B. and Chaseling, J. (2000) ???Using the Stabilisation Plateau to Estimate Optimum Well Purge Volume???, Groundwater Monitoring and
Remediation, NGWA, Summer, pp.113-.
Drapper, D., Tomlinson, R.B. and Williams, P.R. (2000) ???Pollutant Concentrations in Road Runoff: A South East Queensland Case Study???, American Society of Civil
Engineers Jnl. Env. Eng, Vol. 126, No.4, pp 313-320. 
Drapper, D., Tomlinson, R.B. and Williams, P.R.(2000) ???An investigation of the
quality of stormwater runoff from road pavements: a South-East Queensland case study???, 8th Int. Conf. Urban stormwater Drainage, Sydney, September. 
Ballantine, D. and Tomlinson, R.B. (1997), ???Coastal Processes and Beach Erosion
Management on Great Keppel Island, Queensland???, Proc. 13th Aust. Conf. Coastal Ocean Engrg., Christchurch, pp. 255-.
Walsh, A., Tomlinson, R.B. and McGrath, J. (1997), ???Coastal Management
Implications of Groyne Removal", Proc. 13th Aust.Conf.Coastal Ocean Engg.,
Christchurch, pp. 413-418.
Jackson, L.A., McGrath, J. and Tomlinson, R.B. (1997), ???Strategy for Protection of the Northern Gold Coast Beaches", Proc. 13th Aust. Conf. Coastal Ocean Engrg., Christchurch, pp. 279-284.